On the afternoon of Saturday, May 14, 2022, Cesar Arturo Garcia Burgos, a 20-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead inside a tent in a vacant field near 65th Avenue and Thomas Road in Phoenix, Arizona. Emergency services were called at about 1:09 p.m., and Phoenix Fire Department personnel pronounced Garcia Burgos dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

Phoenix Police opened a homicide investigation but reported very little to go on initially. The motive was not immediately apparent, and investigators had no suspect information or arrests to announce at the time of the reports. Authorities and Silent Witness appealed to the public for information to help identify who was responsible and to clarify the circumstances leading to the shooting.

If anyone was in the area that afternoon or has information about activity near 65th Avenue and Thomas Road around May 14, 2022, please contact the Phoenix Police or Silent Witness.